Fashion and Beauty

Ahhh, my two favorite words in the English language- purse sale! :D

Bagolitas is having a sale on their purses. Most of their items are 10-35% off AND, if you buy three, you get one free. They are getting ready for their new fall line of fabrics, so they are giving out these fantastic deals to clear out their inventory.

Bagolitas is cool, because they let you combine your favorite style with your favorite fabric. It's so interesting seeing all the different choices. I'm partial to small bags, so I tend to like the Bitsy in all the fabrics. Here's some of my favorites:


Bailey in Urban Squares Fabric


Becca backpack in Flip Flop Fabric


Boho in Geodots Fabric

Also, you've got to check out the Brooklyn bag. It switches from being an over the shoulder bag to being able to hook onto a walker or stroller easily, so it's perfect for moms on the go. And at these prices, it's a really good deal.

I'm kind of ehhhh on the new season of Project Runway. I mean, I didn't even realize it was debuting, and I completely missed the first episode. And I'm not the only one. My boss didn't realize it was showing, my sister caught it kind of by accident, and even Blogging Project Runway has commented on the lack of marketing. And yet, it had the biggest debut ever. How, if nobody is watching it?

At any rate, I'm canceling my cable, so I won't be doing updates the same evening each episode airs. I believe I'll be able to find the episodes onlne, but it's not going to be live blogging by any means. And sadly, I'm not even sure I'm going to miss it all that much. :S And god help us all when it completely jumps the shark and moves to Lifetime.

Here's one more article for you to wrap up the series. This one is about Alexander McQueen's Fall/Winter 2008 Fashion Collection. Enjoy!

A lot of people aren't familiar with Abaete, but they should be. Their Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Collection was interesting, and they have a very modern classic look. Give it a read, then view the photos, and see what you think.

Check out my article on Gwen Stefani's L.A.M.B. Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Collection. This was one of her first efforts as a designer, and she really got a lot of respect for her collection, which is fairly unusual in the music world. While it seems like every actress is coming out with a shoe line or perfume line, and some are trying to pull off a whole fashion line, Stefani is one of the few that actually manages it.

This piece I did on Rag & Bone's Fall/Winter 2008 Fashion Collection is one of my favorites. I had a lot of fun writing it, because they are such an interesting label.

Okay, tell me you've heard of Victory Hair before. You know what it is. You start out the evening with the perfect hairstyle, go out on a date, things heat up, and suddenly your hair is not so neat and tidy. One could say you have a different sort of "bed head". ;)

For me, it's gotta start with my hair down and loose. It shows I'm not uptight, and I'm ready to have some fun. My bangs are perfectly framing my face, but in a way so that it looks like they just fall there naturally. And there's a little bit of messiness to it to begin with, just as a promise of what could happen later. :D For clothing, I like to dress up a little bit, but wear my naughty shoes.

Forget dinner out, forget the movies. The best way to win me over is to take me on a picnic. Not many people do picnics in my area, and to just grab a blanket, a basket full of food, and a bottle of wine, and it shows me that you spent a lot of time preparing, and that you want to spend time getting to know me. And that's just sexy! You'll be lucky if I don't claim my "victory hair" right there in the park! Now, before I start getting propositioned in the comments, I'm married, and if my husband took me on a picnic, I would make him a very happy man.

Extreme Style by VO5 has a new site that cracks me up. You can play an online dating game where you ask questions and choose the person with the best answers. Can you win at the Ultimate Flirting Championship?

Here is a piece I did on Balmain's Fall/Winter 2008 Fashion Collection. I should note that all of the items of clothing that I reference in the article can be seen here on this blog. So after you read the article, check the back entries for the photos of the pieces.

I wanted to spend this week sharing some of my fashion articles that I've written. Enjoy!

Today's article is about John Galliano's Spring/Summer 2008 Fashion Collection.

Building snowflake designs into a dress can be very dangerous. I mean, snowflakes are such a childlike thing, so it runs the risk of looking very immature and silly. But this doesn't. Build lace snowflakes onto a black background and you have a cool contrasting dress. On the side, there are multiple layers of tulle, as if the dress is spilling out from under a snow that's become so heavy that it weighs it down. Which is interesting all by itself. We think of snow as being lightweight and fluffy, but in this case, it's the dress that is, not the snowflakes. Very nice job on this piece.

Hmmm. I'm not really in favor of this look. Instead of being a cute, somewhat punkish suit, the ruffles make it look more like a bandito. This is one fashion piece that I'm not really anxious to own.

While the other peacock dress is good, this one is not. Dress or headwear, if you want to be honest. The headwear is just goofy, and looks absurd. The dress looks like a cheap, acetate taffeta (or maybe a garbage bag), with a corset over the top. Ick!

The lacework on this dress is amazing. And working the peacocks into the design is absolutely inspiring. It's a very masterful design, and they did excellent work on it.

Look closely at this dress, and you'll realize that it's made of a bunch of red loops. It's like a weird, looped shag carpet. I love the innovation of the piece. Is it wearable?? Not really. Well, I wouldn't wear it anyway. :D

Except for the black rubbery looking leggings, this would make a perfect dress for a goth wedding. It's a really beautiful dress, and I'd love to see it in white at an actual wedding. Black's okay, but I think it could be better in white.